LAWS(ALL)-2023-5-57

AARAV SHUKLA Vs. STATE OF U.P.

Decided On May 18, 2023
Aarav Shukla Appellant
V/S
STATE OF U.P. Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Ms. Rosemarry Raju, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Ashish Deep Verma, learned counsel for the private respondent, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material on record.

(2.) Instant habeas corpus petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by petitioner no. 2 Abhishek Shukla on behalf of the corpus Arav Shukla, who is his minor son, against state respondent and respondent no. 3 (the mother of the corpus and wife of petitioner no. 2) with following prayers:-

(3.) During pendency of present writ petition, an amendment application has been moved by petitioner no. 2 with prayer to add the prayer in writ petition at Sr. No. i-(a) in prayer clause of writ petition i.e. i-(a) issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Authorities to produce the minor child namely Arav Shukla, a U.S. Citizen and direct the repatriation of the minor child back to U.S. in compliance of orders dtd. 24/12/2020 passed by the Superior Court of Washington, King County, U.S. being Case No. 20-3-04720-5-SEA- and also to deposit the passport of the minor child and other documents of the minor child which ought to be delivered to the petitioner no. 2 to enable the petitioner no. 2 to take minor child back to U.S.